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A Taste of Honey

Did you know honey is the only natural food created from an insect? Have you heard that honey has an eternal shelf lifedue to its antimicrobial properties? Or did you know there are over 300 floral varieties of honey?!

I was invited to a luncheon sponsored by the National Honey Board and had the opportunity to learn so many fascinating facts about this liquid gold. Led by cookbook author Marie Simmons and bee keeper/honey packer Brent Barkman, myself and fellow food bloggers devoured all of the knowledge Marie and Brent had to offer on honey, as we enjoyed the foods prepared by local Nashville food stylist and writer, Mary Carter.

Everything on the menu featured a different honey varietal and all of the delicious recipes are in Marie Simmons’ latest cookbook, “Taste of Honey”. I highly recommend picking up a copy; there are so many buzz-worthy recipes and the photos are bee-autiful(I couldn’t resist)!

We also did a tasting of six honey varietals that you can easily do at a party! It’s amazing how the flavor profiles differ based on the environmental conditions, or the terroir, where the bees find the nectar. Honey is just as complex as wine and coffee, with notes of tannins, wood, and various fruit. My favorite pairing was the Tupelo honey with the buttered cracker. The Avocado honey has a molasses-like taste and is perfect for baked goods.

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2 thoughts on “A Taste of Honey”

Great post and what a fun event! I am about to do some food labeling for a woman who is a bee keeper-she is SO bubbly and vivacious when she talks about her bees and honey it’s almost infectious :-) My mom had to have surgery recently and the wound wasn’t healing well, so her surgeon recommended daily honey dressings. Worked like magic!